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Senior Backend Engineer

Brossard, QC

Through our two business segments, Acuity Brands Lighting (ABL) and Acuity Intelligent Spaces (AIS ... Work with source code management and project management tools such as Azure DevOps * Participate in ...

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Senior Backend Engineer

Brossard, QC · On-site

Through our two business segments, Acuity Brands Lighting (ABL) and Acuity Intelligent Spaces (AIS ... Work with source code management and project management tools such as Azure DevOps * Participate in ...

Acuity Brands

Senior Front-End Developer

Brossard, QC

Through our two business segments, Acuity Brands Lighting (ABL) and Acuity Intelligent Spaces (AIS ... Work with source code management and project management tools such as Azure DevOps. Participate in ...

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Market Intelligence Manager

Atlanta, GA

Through our two business segments, Acuity Brands Lighting (ABL) and Acuity Intelligent Spaces (AIS ... Independently lead market research projects by using both qualitative and quantitative research to ...

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What is it like to work at Acuity Brands?

Acuity Brands is a company that values innovation, collaboration, and customer satisfaction, fostering a culture of teamwork and continuous improvement. The company operates through a decentralized structure, allowing its various business units to maintain a high degree of autonomy while working together to achieve common goals. Working at Acuity Brands may appeal to candidates who are interested in contributing to the development of intelligent lighting and building management solutions, with opportunities to work on cutting-edge projects and collaborate with a diverse team of professionals.

What makes Acuity Brands an attractive place to work?

Acuity Brands is a leading provider of lighting and building management solutions, with a strong reputation for innovation and a commitment to sustainability. The company offers a dynamic work environment that fosters collaboration, creativity, and professional growth, with opportunities for employees to contribute to cutting-edge projects and develop their skills in a stable and supportive setting. By joining Acuity Brands, individuals can leverage their expertise to drive positive change in the built environment and enjoy opportunities for career advancement and personal development.

Do workers at Acuity Brands get paid breaks?

Yes. Most people get paid breaks.
80% of people say they get paid breaks.
Based on data from 5 people who took the Breakroom Quiz between March 2025 and February 2026.

Does Acuity Brands pay people when they’re sick?

Sometimes. Only some people get paid when they’re sick.
43% of people say they wouldn’t get paid if they were sick but scheduled to work.
Based on data from 7 people who took the Breakroom Quiz between February 2025 and February 2026.

Is the health insurance from Acuity Brands affordable enough for their workers?

Most people say the health insurance costs are okay.
83% of people say the health insurance costs are okay
Based on data from 6 people who took the Breakroom Quiz between March 2025 and February 2026.

Do workers at Acuity Brands worry about hours?

Some people worry about getting enough hours.
60% of people report they worry about getting enough hours.
Based on data from 5 people who took the Breakroom Quiz between February 2025 and February 2026.

Do Acuity Brands workers get to choose the shifts they work?

Most people get to choose which shifts they work.
80% report that they have enough control over which shifts they work.
Based on data from 5 people who took the Breakroom Quiz between February 2025 and February 2026.

Do jobs at Acuity Brands spill into time workers aren’t paid for?

Rarely. The job doesn't usually spill into unpaid time.
17% of people report that their job takes up time that they don’t get paid for.
Based on data from 6 people who took the Breakroom Quiz between February 2025 and February 2026.

How easy is it to take sick days at Acuity Brands?

Most people find it easy to take sick days.
67% of people report that it’s easy to take time off if they are sick.
Based on data from 6 people who took the Breakroom Quiz between February 2025 and October 2025.

Do people at Acuity Brands feel treated with respect by their managers?

Some people don’t feel treated with respect by their managers.
50% of people say they’re not treated with respect by their managers.
Based on data from 6 people who took the Breakroom Quiz between February 2025 and October 2025.

Do people at Acuity Brands get to take their breaks without interruption?

Most people get breaks without interruption.
100% of people report that they get to take their breaks without interruption.
Based on data from 7 people who took the Breakroom Quiz between February 2025 and February 2026.

Is it stressful to work at Acuity Brands?

Most people feel stressed out here.
83% of people say they often feel stressed out at work.
Based on data from 6 people who took the Breakroom Quiz between February 2025 and February 2026.

Do people at Acuity Brands recommend working with their team?

Not many people recommend working with their team.
71% of people report that they wouldn’t recommend working with their immediate team to a friend.
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Do people get enough training when they start at Acuity Brands?

Some people didn’t get enough training when they started.
50% of people report they didn’t get enough training when they started working here.
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Do people get support to advance at Acuity Brands?

Only some people are given support to advance their career here.
In the last year, 50% of people report not being given support to advance their career here.
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100% of people think that this employer’s headquarters or owners don’t have a good understanding of what’s really happening where they work.
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Do workers feel well informed about how Acuity Brands is doing?

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50% of people feel that they aren’t kept well informed about how the company is doing as a whole.
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Technical Project Manager - Software

Technical Project Manager - Software

Acuity Brands

Brossard, QC

Other

Posted 17 days ago

Acuity Brands rating

5.8

Company rating: 5.8 out of 10

Based on 7 frontline employees who took The Breakroom Quiz

144th of 155 rated electronics manufacturers

Job description

Acuity Inc. (NYSE: AYI) is a market-leading industrial technology company. We use technology to solve problems in spaces, light and more things to come. Through our two business segments, Acuity Brands Lighting (ABL) and Acuity Intelligent Spaces (AIS), we design, manufacture, and bring to market products and services that make a valuable difference in people's lives. 

We achieve growth through the development of innovative new products and services, including lighting, lighting controls, building management solutions, and an audio, video and control platform. We focus on customer outcomes and drive growth and productivity to increase market share and deliver superior returns. We look to aggressively deploy capital to grow the business and to enter attractive new verticals. 

Acuity Inc. is based in Atlanta, Georgia, with operations across North America, Europe and Asia. The Company is powered by approximately 13,000 dedicated and talented associates. Visit us at www.acuityinc.com.  

Job Summary

The Software Project Manager will be responsible for managing software workstreams that support New Product Introduction projects, as well as independently managing pure software releases from initiation through launch. From a project management POV, this role will act as the single point of contact for NPI software deliverables and integration checkpoints, dependencies, estimates, status, risks, and execution plans for software only releases working with the Senior RTE for the Software.

The Software Project Manager will work closely with technical teams to develop software estimates, identify dependencies, align deliverables to NPI milestones, and provide inputs to NPI Project Managers for the creation and maintenance of integrated end-to-end project timelines. In addition, this role will lead standalone software projects and releases end to end, ensuring scope, schedule, quality, risks, and cross-functional communication are effectively managed.

Key Tasks & Responsibilities (Essential Functions)

NPI Software Workstream Management

  • Serve as the Software Project Manager and SPOC for software deliverables supporting NPI programs.
  • Partner with NPI Project Managers to align software scope, estimates, milestones, dependencies, and delivery plans into the overall end-to-end NPI timeline.
  • Work with software, firmware, systems, architecture, validation, cybersecurity, product, and other technical teams to define and track software deliverables.
  • Identify software dependencies across NPIs, common platforms, shared components, firmware, hardware, test environments, validation, and release readiness activities.
  • Ensure software workstream milestones are clearly integrated with NPI phases such as Define, Design & Develop, Validate, and Launch.
  • Provide software status, risks, blockers, mitigation plans, and delivery confidence to NPI Project Managers and leadership forums.
  • Drive visibility into cross-team dependencies and ensure timely escalation when decisions, resources, or technical inputs are needed.

 

Software Estimation and Timeline Planning

  • Facilitate estimation discussions with technical teams to support early project planning and end-to-end timeline development.
  • Translate technical team inputs into project-level estimates, assumptions, constraints, and confidence levels.
  • Partner with NPI Project Managers to align software estimates with hardware, firmware, validation, cybersecurity, manufacturing, and launch milestones.
  • Maintain clarity around estimate maturity, including high-level estimates during early planning and refined estimates as scope and technical details evolve.
  • Ensure assumptions, risks, and dependencies associated with software estimates are documented and communicated.

Pure Software Project Management

  • Independently manage pure software projects and releases from initiation through delivery and launch.
  • Own project planning, scope alignment, schedule management, dependency tracking, risk management, stakeholder communication, and release readiness for software-only initiatives.
  • Coordinate with product managers, engineering leads, architects, QA, cybersecurity, DevOps, support, documentation, and release management teams.
  • Drive execution through agile delivery cycles, ensuring alignment between epics, features, user stories, acceptance criteria, verification criteria, and release goals.
  • Track progress against committed scope and timeline, manage changes, and communicate impacts to stakeholders.
  • Ensure software releases meet defined readiness criteria, quality expectations, and business objectives.

Dependency, Risk, and Communication Management

  • Establish and maintain dependency tracking across software teams, NPI teams, platform teams, validation teams, and external stakeholders.
  • Lead regular software project reviews, dependency reviews, and status checkpoints.
  • Provide clear, concise, and actionable project status updates to technical teams, NPI Project Managers, product leadership, and cross-functional stakeholders.
  • Proactively identify risks related to scope, schedule, resources, technical complexity, integration, validation, cybersecurity, and release readiness.
  • Drive mitigation planning and escalate issues when decisions or trade-offs are required.
  • Ensure software deliverables, ownership, due dates, risks, and decisions are transparent and well-documented.
Skills and Minimum Experience Required
  • Minimum 6+ year's Experience managing software projects, software releases, or software workstreams within larger cross-functional programs.
  • Strong understanding of software development lifecycles, agile delivery practices, release planning, and dependency management.
  • Experience working with technical teams to gather estimates, understand delivery risks, and translate technical inputs into project plans.
  • Ability to manage cross-functional dependencies across software, firmware, hardware, validation, cybersecurity, product, and project management teams.
  • Bilingual: French and English (Must)
  • Strong communication skills with the ability to present clear status, risks, decisions, and trade-offs to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
  • Experience managing project schedules, milestones, risks, action items, scope changes, and stakeholder expectations.
  • Ability to operate as a single point of contact for complex software deliverables across multiple projects or releases.
  • Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
Preferred Skills and Experience
  • Experience supporting New Product Introduction programs involving software, firmware, hardware, or embedded systems.
  • Experience managing both NPI-related software workstreams and standalone software releases.
  • Familiarity with Agile, SAFe, Scrum, Kanban, or hybrid delivery models. Project Management certifications / SAFe/Agile preferred.
  • Experience using tools such as Azure DevOps, Jira, Confluence, Monday.com, MS Project, Smartsheet, or similar planning and collaboration tools.
  • Experience with integrated project timelines, release readiness, dependency registers, risk logs, and cross-functional governance forums.
  • Understanding of epics, features, user stories, acceptance criteria, verification criteria, definition of ready, and definition of done.
  • Experience working in environments with shared platforms, common components, multiple product lines, or overlapping release trains.
  • Educational background in Computer Science preferred.
  • Technical background in software (app/cloud) preferred
Other

Success Measures

  • Software deliverables are clearly planned, estimated, tracked, and integrated into NPI timelines.
  • Dependencies between software, NPI programs, platforms, validation, cybersecurity, and release teams are visible and actively managed.
  • NPI Project Managers receive timely and reliable software inputs for end-to-end timeline planning and status reporting.
  • Pure software projects are delivered with clear scope, timeline, ownership, risk management, and release readiness.
  • Stakeholders have consistent visibility into software progress, risks, blockers, and decisions.
  • Software teams experience improved alignment, fewer surprises, and clearer expectations across NPI and software release execution.

We value diversity and are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regards to race, color, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, ethnicity or national origin, disability, pregnancy, religion, covered veteran status, protected genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. 

Accommodation for Applicants with Disabilities: As an equal opportunity employer, Acuity Brands is committed to providing reasonable accommodations in its application process for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans. If you have difficulty using our online system due to a disability and need an accommodation, you may contact us at (770) 922-9000, select option 4. Please clearly indicate what type of accommodation you are requesting and for what requisition. 

Any unsolicited resumes sent to Acuity Inc. from a third party, such as an Agency recruiter, including unsolicited resumes sent to an Acuity Inc. mailing address, fax machine or email address, directly to Acuity Inc. employees, or to Acuity Inc. resume database will be considered Acuity Inc. property. Acuity Inc. will NOT pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited resume. 

Knowledge of French is required for positions permanently located in Quebec so incumbents can communicate with their colleagues and suppliers in Quebec as necessary. French-language training is offered to all incumbents in permanent positions in Quebec who do not have a good knowledge of French. 

 

Acuity Inc. will consider any candidate for whom an Agency has submitted an unsolicited resume to have been referred by the Agency free of any charges or fees. This includes any Agency that is an approved/engaged vendor but does not have the appropriate approvals to be engaged on a search. 

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